The Arrow and the Song
I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it flew, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight.
I breathed a song into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For who has sight so keen and strong,
That it can follow the flight of song?
Long, long afterward, in an oak
I found the arrow, still unbroke;
And the song, from beginning to end,
I found again in the heart of a friend.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I used to hear this poem a lot when I was a kid. I have long forgotten all about it. Thanks for the memory.
It’s such a beautiful poem.
I found this poem in my sister's book . After reading it once, I couldn’t resist reading it three or four more times. Hihi really adore it.
Beautiful 🙏